Granatellus sallaei
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The grey-throated chat (Granatellus sallaei) is a species of bird in the family Cardinalidae, the cardinals or cardinal grosbeaks. It is found in Belize, Guatemala, and Mexico. The genus Granatellus was traditionally placed in family Parulidae, the New World warblers. Studies of DNA sequences in the early 2000s resulted in its being moved to its present family. The grey-throated chat and the other two members of its genus, red-breasted chat (G. venustus) and rose-breasted chat (G. pelzelni) form a superspecies.
The grey-throated chat has two subspecies, the nominate Granatellus sallaei sallaei and G. s. boucardi. The grey-throated chat is approximately 13 cm (5.1 in) long and weighs 8.8 to 11 g (0.31 to 0.39 oz). The adult nominate male's head, back, wings, and tail are gray but for a white supercilium behind the eye. The breast and vent area are rose-red, the flanks are gray, and the rest of the underparts are white. The female's crown, nape, and upperparts are a duller gray than the male's. Its supercillium, face, breast, flanks, and vent area are buff; the throat and belly are white. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Tikal National Park | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 3 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 4 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇧🇿 Belize |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-throated Chat sighting in Tikal National Park on a given day, based on 325 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 96th most-seen of the 300 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-throated Chat in Tikal National Park on a given day, against about 10% in February, July and November–December, the lowest months. That is one of Tikal National Park's driest months, with about 45 mm of rain against 190 mm in June.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Gray-throated Chat sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Gray-throated Chat sightings, Tikal National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 20%).
Same family: Cardinalidae
The closest relatives of the Gray-throated Chat that you can see in Tikal National Park (family Cardinalidae, Cardinals and Allies) are Summer Tanager (about 40%), Red-crowned Ant-Tanager (about 20%) and Blue Bunting (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Gray-throated Chat is recorded against all the birds logged in Tikal National Park (325 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
